TL; DR: Concrete’s intuitive, open-source platform makes site building, maintaining, and editing as straightforward as working with a word processor. The free content management system (CMS) was designed to be simple enough for employees who lack tech chops yet powerful enough to serve the complex needs of developers. Fans should keep an eye out for the release of Concrete Version 9 early next year, which will feature a revamped user interface centered on ease of use.

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Digital media and content creation go hand-in-hand in today’s online landscape, but that doesn’t mean that the skill sets required to build websites and craft engaging communication pieces are intertwined.

In an attempt to bridge the gap between developers and marketing teams, many companies have turned to content management systems (CMSs). These platforms are intended to help non-technical employees create, manage, and deploy content for blogs, corporate websites, ecommerce sites, and news sources, among other resources....

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